GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS —
HUAWEI
675. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to the answer provided to my
question asked yesterday about the Public Transport Authority evaluation panel
whose report for the procurement of the radio system replacement project
recommended the award of that contract to Huawei UGL.
(1) For what
reason or reasons did the evaluation team recommend the award of the contract
to Huawei UGL?
(2) Will the minister table a copy
of the evaluation report?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The Public
Transport Authority advised that Huawei UGL demonstrated that it had the
expertise and capability to deliver and maintain the system to the Public
Transport Authority's desired specification with the most competitive
pricing.
(2)–(3) The
PTA is currently seeking advice on the legality, probity and confidentiality
issues around the release of the evaluation report.